This report is a replication of a study by Branan which indicated that teachers (particularly high school and college teachers) were involved more often than any other person in the most negative experiences reported. Replication indicates that investigators' bias and situational factors may have influenced the original findings. (Author)

Interaction Analysis for Vocational Education (IAVE) expands the Flanders Internaction Analysis System (FIAS) by adding three new categories: (5A) Demonstrations, (7A) Correction, and (8A) Practice which enable vocational teachers to accurately analyze the interaction in the vocational laboratory even during lessons involving psychomotor…

This study of six departments at the University of California at Davis indicates that the primary difference between faculty who have a high level of interaction with students and those who do not is one of style. (Author)

Author investigated the psychological disposition of Soviet teachers and compared them to those of Western teachers. (RK)

Presents several models to describe the instructional approaches adopted by many teachers, and analyzes the roles of the teacher and students that seem to be implicit in each model. (JR)

Students' evaluations of instructors are indicators of good or bad instruction, but often fail to accurately identify the characteristics of the instruction. An observational system is described which yields relevant information concerning the nature of the instruction. (JP)

The article describes how educational practice in two elementary schools in Toronto, Canada is different, yet alike. Classes at Dundas, an inner city school, and at John Ross Robertson, an affluent surburban school, are described. (RM)

Article considered how the profession of teaching can be made more effective. (Author/RK)

Designed to assess the effects of college student evaluation on faculty performance, this study indicated that instructors who received midterm feedback showed greater gains in student ratings than those who did not. (Author/KM)

Describes in detail how one school board dealt with the problems of a school sex scandal, and offers nine pieces of advice for administrators who might find themselves confronted with a similar crisis situation. (WM)

Presents a feminist case against the elementary school by summarizing existing documentation in this area. Shows the limits of a liberal approach to sexism and suggests directions for future analysis and activity. (Author/DN)

The author discusses the advantages of both the analytic and the anecdotal methods of evaluating and instructing the student teacher. (MM)

Presents evaluation of the effectiveness of the Cooperative College-School Science Program by determining if it produced statistically significant changes in attitudes and classroom behaviors of teachers. Results indicated that the project was beneficial in changing attitudes of elementary science teachers, especially in cases of teachers with…

Article evaluated the influence of cooperating teachers on student teacher behavior and presented a conceptual systems manual containing teacher's oral communications. (RK)